The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"Leave? Is it that easy? What? Do you think this is a vegetable market? Leave when you want, stay when you want? Since you're already here, sit down obediently. Leaving is possible—"

At this point.

Cui Qisheng picked up a bottle of white wine, clunked it down in front of Chen Fang.

Pointing at the bottle, he said, "Drink it all, if you finish it, I'll let you leave!"

Momo could no longer bear it.

Just as she was about to stand up.

Guo Weifen glared at her and shook her head, the meaning obvious: Cui Liansheng is present, regardless of anything, you have to give the Cui Family face, as for Chen Fang, he is insignificant.

It's not because the Cen Family fears the Cui Family.

But in the face of status.

The cost consideration of offending either side.

Of course.

Chen Fang had another perspective.

In his view.

Cen Qingmin was deliberate.

He just wanted Cui Qisheng to cause a scene, and if it got out of hand, he could take advantage of it to annul the engagement between Cui Qisheng and his daughter.

This might also be why Cen Qingmin hadn't intervened with this kind of Cui Qisheng.

"Don't be too excessive."

Chen Fang said.

Upon hearing this, Cui Qisheng laughed loudly, pointing at his own face, asked, "Excessive? Where am I excessive? Don't forget, I'm paying for this meal, without me, could you have come to such a high-end place to eat? You should be thankful to me, and yet you say I'm excessive, how does that saying go... oh oh oh, calling a dog Lv Dongbin, not recognizing a good man's heart..."

"Exactly, young man, you've just started working in Jiuhai Province, our Qisheng is teaching you the ways of humanity, in the officialdom, being this unappreciative, I'm afraid your career won't go far..."

Jiang Huan also chimed in sarcastically.

"Fine, since it's like this, I won't hold back anymore..."

Chen Fang snorted coldly.

Just about to say something.

At this moment, the door slammed open.

The young man who had been following behind the crowd suddenly walked in.

He first bowed slightly to the crowd.

Then walked straight to Cen Qingmin.

Bent down.

Whispered something in his ear.

Cen Qingmin was surprised, asked, "When did he arrive?"

The secretary said, "The organization department over there said he arrived this afternoon, the office forgot to send a car to pick him up, so they arranged for him to settle in first."

"Which hotel is he staying at?"

Cen Qingmin asked.

The secretary scratched his head and said, "I didn't ask, but I did get his phone number."

"Old Cen, what's happened?"

Seeing this, Cui Liansheng asked with some surprise.

Cen Qingmin said, "The newly appointed Disciplinary Committee Secretary in your city has arrived."

Hearing this.

Cui Liansheng also took it seriously.

He said, "Oh? So quickly?"

Cen Qingmin nodded and said, "Ever since Xu Fengyuan had his incident, Shangqing City Disciplinary Committee has had no one to lead the work, since the 626 case occurred, it couldn't proceed further, the new Disciplinary Committee Secretary's arrival is truly timely rain."

A trace of undetectable malice flashed across Cui Liansheng's face.

Then he returned to normal.

He nodded in agreement, "Yes, the 626 case has put tremendous pressure on the Shangqing Municipal Committee, I also very much want to meet this Disciplinary Committee Secretary immediately."

"Make a call, didn't you get the phone number?"

Cen Qingmin apparently remembered something and said to his secretary.

The secretary nodded.

Took out his phone.

Just about to dial.

Jiang Huan suddenly interrupted him, saying, "Old Cen, you see, today is a family dinner, the children's matters haven't settled yet, work matters, let's put them aside for now."

Cui Liansheng heard.

Clapped his forehead and said, "That's right, Old Cen, look at my brain, these two juniors are still waiting, we can make that call after we finish eating."

These words.

Made Cen Qingmin's face troubled.

He wanted to use the arrival of the new Disciplinary Committee Secretary to disrupt the dinner's purpose.

Since both Cui Liansheng and his wife had spoken like this.

He couldn't refute them.

As he gestured to his secretary to stop, just about to say something.

Suddenly.

Chen Fang stood up.

"Secretary Cen, there's no need to make that call, I am the new Disciplinary Committee Secretary Chen Fang."

Buzz.

The room fell silent.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Chen Fang.

After a few seconds of silence.

Cui Qisheng laughed loudly again.

Said, "You're the Disciplinary Committee Secretary? How old are you? Why don't you say you're the Provincial Committee Secretary, hahaha..."

Seeing this scene.

Momo also got anxious.

She leaned in to tug Chen Fang a few times.

Whispering, "Mr. Chen, pretending to be a leader is a crime, you sit down... please sit down..."

In everyone's eyes.

No one believed Chen Fang was the newly appointed Shangqing City Disciplinary Committee Secretary.

After all, he was too young.

At first glance, just didn't possess the qualifications to be a leader.

"Comrade Chen, you can eat recklessly, don't speak recklessly, do you know such words might ruin your future, understand?"

Guo Weifen also kindly reminded.

Chen Fang smiled slightly.

Said to the secretary about to leave, "Secretary, you have the new Disciplinary Committee Secretary's phone number, right? How about calling it?"

"Secretary Lin, call, call right now, do you really think we haven't seen the world, can be fooled by your little trick? Momo, take a good look, is such a person up to something?"

Cui Qisheng clamored.

Secretary Lin was somewhat hesitant.

After all, he was Cen Qingmin's secretary.

His command was what mattered to him.

At this moment, Cen Qingmin had already seen something from Chen Fang's eyes.

Nodded and said, "Xiao Lin, make the call."

Secretary Lin nodded slightly,

Took out the phone, dialed the number he got from the Provincial Committee Organization Department.

Amidst disdainful gazes.

Chen Fang's phone rang.

He took out the phone, put it directly on the table.

Asked, "Mr. Cui, you wouldn't think this phone was stolen from the new leader, would you?"

Cui Qisheng was stunned.

Momo was also stunned.

Not only them, the couples of the Cen Family and the Cui Family were also dumbfounded.

Who would've thought, this young man who had coincidentally met the two families' children on the train, and was not very talkative, turned out to be Shangqing City's newly appointed City Committee Member, Standing Member, and Disciplinary Committee Secretary.

Moreover, according to the information they received, Chen Fang was supposed to come from Jiangdong Province to Jiuhai Province, how could he appear on a train from Yong'an Province to Jiuhai Province?

Again, silence fell.

In everyone's mind present, small schemes started to emerge.

Thinking of what Cui Qisheng just did to Chen Fang, whether it was Cen Qingmin or Cui Liansheng, they both felt some regret.

"Ah hahaha..."

Cui Liansheng suddenly laughed.

Then, he who had not stood up all along stood up.

With a big smile on his face, he walked over to Chen Fang, proactively extended his hand, and said, "So it is Secretary Chen, what a lack of respect, you, talk about you, had us fooled real good, Old Cen, don't you agree?"